Remote Monitoring Using Snmp - Sony Vision Exchange PEQ-C100 System Integration & Services Manual

Remote Monitoring using SNMP

You can monitor the network management information of the system from third-party SNMP
management software (SNMP manager) by configuring SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol) in Windows.
Main Unit or Pod
(SNMP agent)
For details of SNMP events for errors and warnings, see "SNMP Event ID List" (page 104) in the
Appendix.
Notes
For details about SNMP management software, refer to the manual for the software used.
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Vision Exchange only exports errors to an event log. The SNMP function uses Windows
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standard service.
Remote monitoring is the responsibility of the system administrator. Security problems may
occur, such as access by a third party, infection by virus, data leakage, and remote hijacking,
if security measures are not implemented or due to unforeseen circumstance due to
communications specifications. Sony will not be liable for any damages of any kind resulting
from such network security problems.
The basic procedure for installing and configuring SNMP is give below. For details, refer to a
Windows manual and the manual for the SNMP management software that is used.
Main Unit and Pods
Log in as the OS administrator.
Installing
1. Open [Control Panel] – [Programs and Features] – [Turn Windows features on or off].
2. Place a check mark in [Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)], and click [OK].
SNMP is installed.
Configuring SNMP auto startup
1. Open [Control Panel] – [System and Security] – [Administrative Tools] – [Services].
2. Double-click the SNMP service in the [Services] window.
The [SNMP Service Properties] dialog box appears.
3. Click the [General] tab. The [General] tab appears.
4. Change the startup type to "Automatic."
This automatically starts the Microsoft SNMP agent when the system boots.
SNMP trap
Notification of events such
as errors and warnings
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SNMP management software
(SNMP manager)